Command to change the file date/time

Planetinfinity · 22 May 2021, 22:55

Hello,

is there a command or a tool that is able to set the time for all files within a folder/subfolder to the current time ?

BR Planetinfinity

thomas · 22 May 2021, 23:03

SetDate

Samurai_Crow · 22 May 2021, 23:19

Kind of like the "touch" command on posix shells?

Planetinfinity · 23 May 2021, 01:06

Thank you very much.

This is the command I searched for. if I have multiple files/directory or even I want to use SetDate for recursive files/directories ?

How would I do that ?

Samurai_Crow · 23 May 2021, 01:08

I'm pretty sure setDate only sets the system clock. It's not what you're looking for if that's the case.

Planetinfinity · 23 May 2021, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai_Crow

I'm pretty sure setDate only sets the system clock. It's not what you're looking for if that's the case.

In order to set the clock you need to use SetClock. SetDate seems to be set the time to the current date and "SetDate #? ALL" sets it for every file in every subdir.

AMIGASYSTEM · 23 May 2021, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai_Crow

I'm pretty sure setDate only sets the system clock. It's not what you're looking for if that's the case.

SetDate can also set day, date and time to a file

StingRay · 23 May 2021, 01:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai_Crow

I'm pretty sure setDate only sets the system clock. It's not what you're looking for if that's the case.

SetDate is perfectly suitable here, it doesn't only set the system clock. It can easily set the time too.

Edit: Posted at the same time as AmigaSystem.

thomas · 23 May 2021, 09:15

SetDate sets the time and date of a file.
Date displays or sets the time and date of the system clock.
SetClock reads or sets the time and date of the battery backed clock (which runs independently of the system clock and is read only once at boot time)
Time is the GUI to set the date and time of the system clock and/or the battery backed clock.
Clock is a simple GUI to show the time as an analogue or digital clock.

Samurai_Crow · 23 May 2021, 12:53

Oh, ok.

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22 May 2021, 23:03	#2
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	SetDate

22 May 2021, 23:19	#3
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	Kind of like the "touch" command on posix shells?

23 May 2021, 01:06	#4
Planetinfinity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Mannheim Age: 48 Posts: 175	Thank you very much. This is the command I searched for. if I have multiple files/directory or even I want to use SetDate for recursive files/directories ? How would I do that ?

23 May 2021, 01:08	#5
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	I'm pretty sure setDate only sets the system clock. It's not what you're looking for if that's the case.

23 May 2021, 09:15	#9
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	SetDate sets the time and date of a file. Date displays or sets the time and date of the system clock. SetClock reads or sets the time and date of the battery backed clock (which runs independently of the system clock and is read only once at boot time) Time is the GUI to set the date and time of the system clock and/or the battery backed clock. Clock is a simple GUI to show the time as an analogue or digital clock.

23 May 2021, 12:53	#10
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	Oh, ok.

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